Roadside Inspection 89037481

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: BIG G EXPRESS INC (USDOT 580685) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89037481
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOXVILLE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
BIG G EXPRESS INC (580685)
Operating authority:
MC282266
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U4523HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.56 violations per inspection across 2,218 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 24,660 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at KNOXVILLE TN
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,027 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
630 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
51
32 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
154
89 violations · 18 OOS · 0.58 per inspection
Prior 365 days
630
350 violations · 77 OOS · 0.56 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X8VJ234407 TN U4523HY KENWORTH T680 2027
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0629DT583320 TN U995069 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1983

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-OAL Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89036901 Sep 17, 2026 TN L3 COLLIERVILLE TN 0
89010336 Sep 16, 2026 PA L3 ALLENTOWN CITY PA 2
89006375 Sep 14, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0
89005893 Sep 14, 2026 TN L3 COOKEVILLE TN 0
88995176 Sep 14, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0
89000998 Sep 13, 2026 TX L2 TX 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84177806 Mar 20, 2025 VA L3 1GRAA0629DT583320

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